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Sunday, September 30, 2007 Current Affairs

I received this note from my pal Jeanne Fitzmaurice yesterday and immediately signed up for the Gal-to-Gal Walk!

Dear Gal Pals-

At last our hard work over the past 10 weeks is about to come a-live! I can’t believe that I dared take this project on in such a short period of time and certainly next year we’ll be able to add lots more bells and whistles, but the spirit and intent is there. It takes only 3 minutes (literally!) to log onto www.galtogalwalk.org and create your virtual walker to join this journey.

I hope you will help us reach our goal to register 1 million walkers over the next 30 days to raise funds for Stage IV breast cancer patients through our Gal to Gal Foundation. The donation is minimal - $3 (although we always gladly accept more!) - but the result will be priceless as they say!  So many women (and men) who are living with and going through the most critical phase of this insidious disease will benefit from your effort. 

On Monday, October 1st (the first day of breast cancer awareness month) we will begin our journey in Boston in honor of my cousin Robin (who you may know passed away at 45 after losing her brave battle to Stage IV - leaving behind a wonderful husband and a six year old daughter). Tune in to Martha Stewart that day when she features herself joining the Walk! 31 days later we cross the “finish line” on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco in memory of Janis Armstrong - who even during the final months of her life - helped us craft the Gal to Gal Foundation’s mission statement. We will walk through 29 additional cities (one each day) along the way.

Our intent is to utilize the internet as the powerful and positive tool it can be. To unite us in a way that crosses all faiths, ethnicities and belief systems. For this journey there are no “blue” or “red” states but only “PINK” ones. The fact is, as my dear friend Carrie Dederich has said - “breast cancer is an equal opportunity destroyer.” Please pass this along to all your friends, business associates or anyone you should meet on the street!!  Once registered you will be able “find your friends” on the site and check in every day to watch yourself walk amongst celebrities and thousands of others. You can even create your walker on all the Design-her Gals stationery and gift products.

Although it’s not my nature to ask personal favors - I am now. Please take the time to help us spread the word! I can’t do it without you and all of our amazing sponsors! I hope to see you at the finish line!

Faithfully yours,
Jeanne Fitzmaurice
Founding Gal

P.S. Pick up this week’s copy of In Touch Weekly where Bobbie Thomas features the Walk in her BUZZ section! Visit Bobbie’s MySpace and become one of her friends!!